25 Tb/s transmission over 5,530 km using 16QAM at 5.2 b/s/Hz spectral efficiency

Opt Express. 2013 Jan 28;21(2):1555-60. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.001555.

Abstract

We transmit 250x100G PDM RZ-16QAM channels with 5.2 b/s/Hz spectral efficiency over 5,530 km using single-stage C-band EDFAs equalized to 40 nm. We use single parity check coded modulation and all channels are decoded with no errors after iterative decoding between a MAP decoder and an LDPC based FEC algorithm. We also observe that the optimum power spectral density is nearly independent of SE, signal baud rate or modulation format in a dispersion uncompensated system.

MeSH terms

  • Computer Communication Networks / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Fiber Optic Technology / instrumentation*
  • Information Storage and Retrieval / methods*
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Telecommunications / instrumentation*